Mamadi Doumbouya

The New Guard
Guinea, Senegal, Kenya, Nigeria

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

GuineaIbrahima Touré, the man on a mission to rebrand Guinea

SenegalAminata Kane Ndiaye, Orange Money's new boss in Dakar

KenyaNerima Wako-Ojiwa battles fake news

NigeriaSomachi Chris-Asoluka, Africapitalism's new ambassador

Guinea
Rio Tinto set to hire PR firm Concerto

Mid-February, Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto brought on French PR agency Concerto to promote its joint venture with Simfer with potential financial backers, the Guinean government, and the general population.

Guinea
From Istanbul, Alpha Condé disrupts his party's plans

The ousted president did not warn his Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée party when he made a recent bid to remobilise his supporters. Some party bigwigs are annoyed at the move as it jeopardised their own attempts to discreetly revive the erstwhile leading political movement.

The New Guard
Guinea, Morocco, Tanzania, Kenya

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

GuineaSaikou Amadou Diallo, helming the fight against graft

MoroccoAli Seddiki, investment champion

TanzaniaCharles Makakala, Francophile incubator

KenyaJustina Wamae, sights set on the middle classes

Spotlight | Guinea
The $500m stand-off developing over Simandou

The two consortia involved in the Simandou iron ore project seem to be reluctant to pledge the $500m sought by the construction groups to restart the rail construction work that was stopped in 2022. These uncertainties are fuelling renewed tensions.

Guinea
ECOWAS tries to reboot dialogue between Conakry junta and opposition

The US embassy in Conakry last week hosted a delegation from Guinea opposition parties, including Union des Forces Démocratiques de Guinée (UFDG), l'Union des Forces Républicaines (UFR) and the RPG to try and restart dialogue with the junta.

The New Guard
Guinea, Senegal, Egypt, Namibia

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

GuineaOumar Diouhé Bah leads the fight against fake medical products

SenegalHapsatou Doro mixes PR with diplomacy

EgyptAalaa Gamal, taking on the North African online payment market

NamibiaJames Mnyupe, the president's hydrogen expert

Guinea
UN reorganising in Conakry after resident coordinator's departure

The UN is reorganising in Conakry after the departure of its coordinator

Guinea
Rio Tinto hammers out Simandou final deal details with Conakry

The Anglo-Australian giant's negotiating team is in the home straight of its talks with Guinean authorities and with WCS, the other consortium on the Simandou iron deposit.

Guinea
Doumbouya snubs ECOWAS

In a move that is likely to further strain relations between Guinea and the West African regional body, Mamadi Doumbouya's ruling junta did not inform ECOWAS of the creation of a transition monitoring committee on 9 February.

Guinea
Kaloum Hotel owner Dennis Lin moves into bauxite

Silver Valley International, the company which owns Conakry's Kaloum hotel prized by the authorities, has applied for an operating licence for Bauxite mines north-east of the capital, despite having no previous experience in this field.

Guinea, Nigeria
Olusegun Obasanjo eyes Guinean agricultural market

Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo plans to develop in Guinea's agricultural sector with his company Obasanjo Farms Nigeria. He is currently looking at getting into pineapple production and poultry farming.

Guinea
Diallo and Touré ponder their junta strategy from Abidjan

The opposition politicians Cellou Dalein Diallo and Sydia Touré have had a discreet meeting in the Ivorian capital and are continuing to push for a dialogue to be held with the junta outside Guinea. But they also have to contend with the manoeuvring of ousted president Alpha Condé, who is currently based in Istanbul.

Guinea
Ismael Bah plays middleman between junta and French senators

Straddling Conakry and Paris, the Franco-Guinean national has persuaded France's Senate to host a symposium on Guinea's transition. Supported by Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya's junta, he is banking on Prime Minister Bernard Goumou making an appearance at the event that is set to take place in March.